Computer usage and the validity of self-assessed computer competence among first-year business students

Computers and Education

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 976-990

  Ballantine, Joan A ^a   McCourt Larres, Patricia ^a   Oyelere, Peter ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Business; Computer competence; Home; School; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER COMPETENCE; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 34548038774     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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